Essay about Amy Ritter's work for Artblog

Please go to Artblog to read my essay on Amy Ritter’s work and exhibition at Grizzly Grizzly

Lauren Whearty pens a heartfelt introduction to the work of Amy Ritter, part of a photographic archive recently on view at Grizzly Grizzly. Ritter, who grew up in a mobile home community, documents the lives of the mobile home communities as a way of revealing their vulnerability and hopefully rectifying their plight. Part of her project is to research and create a Mobile Home Archive. Link in the post below.

Amy Ritter, Fear | Comfort, Still image from Fear | Comfort Digital Video, 2024. Archival Inkjet Print. 12 x 20 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist

Interview with FJORD for their 10th Anniversary

I interviewed members of FJORD for their 10th anniversary - hope you’ll read it on Artblog

I am so excited to speak with Co-Directors Natessa Amin, and Anthony Bowers of FJORD on the momentous occasion of their 10th anniversary. Discovering their space when I returned to Philadelphia from graduate school inspired my own curatorial projects, as well as my desire to be a part of an artist-run space. I have been a Co-Director at Ortega y Gasset Projects, an artist-run curatorial collective in Brooklyn, NY since 2017. We also celebrated our 10 year anniversary this year, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to sit down and talk about the history of FJORD, what it’s like to be a part of an artist-run space, and what their vision is for the future. Fjord’s 10 Year Anniversary event was held at Atelier on Saturday, September 16, 2023. You can still support them by making a donation through their Paypal.